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An exhaustive analysis of the UK market including every firm in the top 200 ranked, analysed and benchmarked, UK chambers ranked by turnover, revenue per barrister and which international firms are most active in the UK.

The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, which received its second reading in the House of Commons on 5 February 2013, legislation does not grant same-sex married couples equal pension rights to male-female married couples.

Two recent decisions highlight the importance of ensuring that adequate information is obtained from and provided to the registered medical practitioner when considering an application for an ill-health early-retirement pension.

An Employment Tribunal has held that a provision of the Equality Act 2010 that allows benefits for civil partners to be limited to benefits attributable to service from 5 December 2005 is contrary to EU law that prohibits discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation.

A court has held that a requirement under the Local Government Pension Scheme in Northern Ireland requiring the deceased member to have completed a nomination form in order for a survivor’s pension to be paid to his unmarried partner was a breach of the ECHR.